(Sports Correspondent: Imran Sohail)
Teenager Michal Szubarczyk Secures First Professional Win at Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters
Rising snooker star Michal Szubarczyk earned his maiden professional victory with a 4-2 triumph over Ryan Davies in the opening round of the 2025 Saudi Arabia Masters in Jeddah.
The 14-year-old from Poland now advances to face 18-year-old Hungarian player Bulcsu Revesz in the second round of the £2.3 million world ranking event on Saturday.
Against Davies, Szubarczyk made an impressive start, producing breaks of 68 and 56 to move 3-0 ahead. Davies, a skilled amateur and Q-School top-up entrant, responded by taking the next two frames, aided by a 54 break, before Szubarczyk closed out the match in frame six.
Szubarczyk earned a spot on the World Snooker Tour earlier this year after finishing runner-up in the EBSA European Amateur Snooker Championship in Türkiye. Despite losing the final to Liam Highfield, he was awarded a two-year tour card as Highfield had already regained his professional status via the Global Q-Tour Playoffs.
The young talent, who won the World Under-21 Championship in India last year, faced a challenging start to life on tour. His debut came against reigning Masters champion Shaun Murphy in Wuhan Open qualifying, followed by narrow losses in other events, including the British Open qualifiers and the Championship League.
In Jeddah, Szubarczyk’s breakthrough victory also earned him his first world ranking points.
Elsewhere on day one at the Green Halls, Ireland’s Leone Crowley, the current World Snooker Federation Junior Champion, overcame Saudi amateur Ziyad Al Qabbani 4-2. Crowley’s performance included a decisive 64 break in the final frame.
Canada’s Sahil Nayyar also celebrated his first professional win, defeating Bahrain’s Habib Sabah 4-1 with a top break of 57.
